Battery Cable problems of the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant

Two problems related to battery cable have been reported for the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Mitsubishi Galant based on all problems reported for the 2000 Galant.

1 Battery Cable problem

Failure Date: 08/12/2010

The contact owns a 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. The contact was traveling 55 mph when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the entire dashboard. The vehicle was inspected by the contacts personal mechanic who advised that the battery cable wiring harness failed and caused the vehicle to stall. The contact located NHTSA campaign id number: 99v333001 (electrical system: battery: cables) but was advised by the manufacturer that his VIN was not included. In addition, the manufacturer advised that the part needed for repairs would only be made available to those vehicles that fell within the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 134,000.

2 Battery Cable problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2005

Car dies due to engine fuse blowing, apparently related to recall number 99v333001. Mitsubishi denies any knowledge of such recall.




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